Love & Basketball

"All's fair in love and basketball."

2000 2h 5m EN

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 480

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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Monica Wright and Quincy McCall grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood. As they grow into adulthood, they fall in love, but they also share another all-consuming passion: basketball. As Quincy and Monica struggle to make their relationship work, they follow separate career paths though high school and college basketball and, they hope, into stardom in big-league professional ball.

“All's fair in love and basketball.”

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Cast

Sanaa Lathan
Monica Wright
Omar Epps
Quincy McCall
Chris Warren
Kelvin
Kyla Pratt
Young Monica
Alfre Woodard
Camille Wright
Regina Hall
Lena Wright
Glenndon Chatman
Young Quincy
Jess Willard
Jamal

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Writers: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, shot by Reynaldo Villalobos. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Terence Blanchard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Terilyn A. Shropshire shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps and Chris Warren carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "All's fair in love and basketball.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0199725 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gina Prince-Bythewood directs. Reynaldo Villalobos behind the camera. Terence Blanchard scores. Terilyn A. Shropshire cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
3Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, shot by Reynaldo Villalobos. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Terence Blanchard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Terilyn A. Shropshire shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps and Chris Warren carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "All's fair in love and basketball.".
8IMDB entry: tt0199725 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 13 themes, including "high school", "sports", "lovers", "romcom".